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“Wow you must be pretty good if you’re playing in the PGA.”

fredetteaboutit13

3:09pm

I mourn a bit the now bygone days of college sports, I don't know how many more stories we'll get like Kyle Van Noy's

jvr7 All-American

3:07pm

My wife and niece just got stuck in a Maui resort elevator for about an hour.

El Careeb Turbo Encabulator

3:07pm

How do you get kidnapped in an elevator?

TNT

3:08pm

Mentally TNT....

Tio

3:10pm

We didn’t know they were in the elevator. They just stopped responding to calls and texts.

El Careeb

3:10pm

Oh. She was not in the elevator. Many apologies. TNT never got into BYU

TNT

3:11pm

When Catchings decide?

TNT

3:05pm

Hasn't even visited yet.

trumpetur

3:10pm

When he visit?

TNT

3:10pm

Are you sure?

Archaea

3:10pm

Building a positive mantra, what positive signs make you believe BYU will be

Archaea

3:04pm

New OL coach that apparently is making a positive impression with the OL and rest of the team

Bob Vance

3:08pm

New OL coach, better recruiting on the DL

trumpetur

3:09pm

Article: King of The Ring, A BYU Football Dance Battle Story View

[CougConnect] cougconnectjake

3:00pm

I need help selecting a new wakeboarding song. My previous one was mocked as it

FabLabCougar

2:58pm

i love that song

Avery

3:00pm

Great song. Crazy how big that album was in 1989

TNT

3:01pm

'80s Motley Crue was amazing workout music

TNT

3:02pm

"The Cult of Personality" is a good one

braddahmike

3:04pm

Anything by Jack Johnson… oh, you said wakeboarding not wakesurfing. Nvrmind.

BoiseBlueCoug

3:08pm

Tore my acl for a 3rd time wakeboarding last summer. Going to have to retire

SpecialKC

3:09pm

Superstar, The Carpenters

MotorCityCoug

3:10pm

Unchained by Van Halen

Cletus the Fetus

3:12pm

POLL: Who will be the leader in receiving yards for BYU this season?

BYUfannonLDS

2:58pm

Connor Pay on a tipped pass

MrSandman

3:00pm

POLL: Who says no to this Chicago and Utah trade mentioned on ESPN?

BGRTHNUMEGO

2:51pm

Zach Lavine says no

Coop

2:56pm

Based on the video of him during the draft, I think he says something else.

benny1982

3:00pm

He liked Utah during his own draft process?

BlooCoug

3:04pm

Can we trade John Collins for Lonzo’s contract + salary?

DieHarder

2:57pm

I do that all day for the Jazz.

RdF3

2:58pm

Anyone know who’s in town working out w/ team? All photos I’ve seen are just returners + Kieta but no one else new.

Soupie Grandma Sycamore

2:48pm

Freshmen likely not yet students so might not be able to practice

RenoCoug

2:56pm

Students can't practice? Yeesh. BYU rules ever so stringent

TNT

3:03pm

They can practice just not hold hands or sing

Archaea

3:05pm

I guess that the freshman (besides Demin) are there. Freshmen football and

cwilke1

3:09pm

Apparently Peter Thiel bought his startup founder shares with Roth IRA money

sunjieming

2:47pm

You can open a self directed IRA and buy nearly anything you want with it.

molodyets

2:53pm

It’s not hard to do. Any custodian that will let you hold private stock will

OKchief

2:59pm

Which is why if you’re founding a startup you should probably do it because it

sunjieming

3:02pm

He talks about it being the most important thing he learned at Stanford. That one tax strategy will probably save

HarlemCoug

3:05pm

You can’t pledge IRA assets as collateral for a loan.

VenturaCoug

3:12pm

Guy in an article said you can create a trust in the Cook Islands

OU Cougar

2:42pm

How bout posting the link to the article?

paulb

2:44pm

Do you think they let you do that for free?

molodyets

2:48pm

Why?

Bainge

2:55pm

Looking to hide some money???

trumpetur

2:57pm

You lost me at "have it owned by an LLLP"

Jeremy

3:02pm

Foreign trusts like that are a good tool for asset protection, but will cost you

Skeptical Optimist

3:03pm

Sounds like an unethical loophole? I’m all about minimizing taxes legally, but

BlooCoug

3:06pm

This isn't a strategy to minimize taxes, it's a strategy to protect assets. If

Skeptical Optimist

3:08pm

Can’t think of a single downside to transferring all my money to a foreign

SuperTank

3:08pm

You should probably consult an attorney

byuTX

3:10pm

BYU interested in Dual from Providence.

Soupie Grandma Sycamore

2:41pm

Our staff clearly wants another disruptive wing. He's a slim 6'5, but is quite a bit longer & more athletic than Richie.

SinkingQuffa

2:43pm

Yesterday too. I wonder about tomorrow

Forbidden Fruit

2:43pm

He committed to Seton Hall.

sethj250

2:44pm

There ya go. Didn’t last long.

Soupie

2:46pm

Seton Hall seems to have 5 of his type of player on roster all the time.

SinkingQuffa

2:50pm

Didn't take long....

trumpetur

2:58pm

Is there any objective proof that Catchings and Hawkins are even interested

Zerigke Ally Zerigke

2:33pm

Hawkins, No. Phillips I think is our most verified prospect right now. Supposedly we're in his Top-3 w Oregon & GTech

SinkingQuffa

2:37pm

It was reported earlier that K-State and SMU were the frontrunners for Hawkins

jreid191

3:08pm

We didn’t hear a ton about Keita until it happened (aside from Robby)

CycloneCoug

2:43pm

and for Keita the U of U insider immediately crystal balled him to BYU, so there

cwilke1

3:12pm

POLL: How will the Dodgers @ Yankees series go this weekend?

StantonMac

2:32pm

As a Dodgers fan I think the Yanks sweep the boys in blue

lbmango

2:49pm

Yanks have been hot too. They will complete the old NY sweep

BaseCoug

3:10pm

Looks like Derek Ryan is not playing in Game 1 tomorrow. Evander Kane seems like

Martin Van Nostrand

2:21pm

Then I guess I’m cheering for the panthers 😬😂

Frankfromtheballpark

2:45pm

Remember the toilet paper shortage of 2020? Good times

TNT

2:11pm

RE: Remember the toilet paper shortage of 2020? Good times

supertux

2:12pm

Only one of many shortages in 2020-2022

Japan Coug

2:12pm

No shortage, just weird hoarders thinking we were all going to die

BigGulps

2:14pm

Revisionism: There actually was a shortage as people switched from working in

Abe Froman

2:20pm

If I go to a store and there isn't TP, I call that a shortage

fattycoug

2:46pm

RE: Remember the toilet paper shortage of 2020? Good times

Tonto

2:16pm

Yeesh. Like sharks in a feeding frenzy

TNT

2:17pm

RE: Yeesh. Like sharks in a feeding frenzy

foofcoug

2:19pm

I remember the time early in the pandemic when a Karen

Carnac

2:18pm

I ordered some online. It came from China in about 8 weeks

BYUBandfan

2:19pm

you wiped your butt with lead

maxpowers

2:19pm

They definitely weren't Charmin

BYUBandfan

2:29pm

I'll admit it, we're still working through our stash....

Xenon

2:22pm

What the fudge? You still have TP four years later?!?!?!?!?!?!??!

TNT

2:25pm

Why do you think there was a toilet paper shortage?

SuperTank

2:32pm

It's not like TP has an expiration date!!

Xenon

2:42pm

Do you only eat a granola diet and thus only need a whisk broom?

TNT

2:46pm

Some poor family was suffering during your time of plethora of TP

RC Vikings

3:10pm

Wait, the shortage is over?

Ragnar Danneskjold

2:23pm

Remember being angry at others for not covering their nose while walking outside by themselves?

ToasterChive

2:25pm

Remember dying of dysentery on the Oregon Trail and not having TP your last days

DiamondMo

2:36pm

Ya, but then you got to write obscene tombstones for others to find.

XORCoug

2:53pm

My anus still hasn’t recovered.

garyfan

2:52pm

RE: Remember the toilet paper shortage of 2020? Good times

QEW

2:56pm

Wild that we all panicked and that our first thought was TP

RenoCoug

3:01pm

Nobody seemed to want to shake hands much that year....

trumpetur

3:01pm

That's because the government said no

TNT

3:05pm

RE: Made the mistake to tell my wife how excited I am...

SoBlueitHurts

2:09pm

Board name checks out.

Japan Coug

2:13pm

Any of you have medicine at your office you brought in or were given by your

Fdnman

2:05pm

Back when people worked in the office while sick. Man, remember those days?

Bob Vance

2:08pm

Just checked. Ibuprofen sept 2024. Also lidocaine that expires Feb 2025

Powerbait DPM

2:12pm

🚨🚨Turkish 7 footer, interested in college basketball next year. Efe Demirel🚨

Mostlyaccurate

2:02pm

He does lots of pull-ups

OldFogey

2:09pm

He shows off more of his athleticism in the highlight video I just added.

Mostlyaccurate

2:17pm

Love seeing a 7 footer dunking, shooting threes and moving well.

Archaea

2:35pm

And he's not super polished, but this is a guy we could develop for a year,

Mostlyaccurate

2:48pm

But can he stand at the top of the key and pass to cutters down the lane?

BlueKarma

2:46pm

Not during Ramadan

Moab Rising

2:49pm

CB right now...

icecougar

2:50pm

Would be nice to get a 7 footer on the team. Need some height on the team

trumpetur

2:52pm

This goes to show you, even when you give a woman everything she asks for

CougarCanuck76

1:56pm

POLL: Which Manhattan would you rather live in given the provided salaries?

Odysseus All-American

1:54pm

You'd have to 10x those salaries for CA and NY to get me to live there.

ChiefBeef

1:55pm

Gavin Newsome seeing you come into California with a 2,000,000 dollar salary…

JohnnyComeLately

1:57pm

Someone is not good at math.

Baron

1:59pm

Not a question of math, but lifestyle preference. I wouldn't

MaxxPower

2:26pm

RE: Not a question of math, but lifestyle preference. I wouldn't

garyfan

2:47pm

RE: Not a question of math, but lifestyle preference. I wouldn't

Mobettah

2:54pm

Gross. Pick your poison

RealSimsShadY

1:57pm

My cousin lived in the Kansas Manhattan for a while. I definitely wouldn't

Japan Coug

1:58pm

It is.

Methusaleh22

2:13pm

Way, way more.

Japan Coug

3:04pm

Manhattan, MT.

IdahoCoug

1:59pm

Lived in Kansas for 5 years. No thanks.

delux_247

2:05pm

Median household income

Blue Cat

2:09pm

That KS number is artificially low due to the proportion of college students.

d-coug

3:04pm

I lived in Manhattan, KS for five years . . . you are a king in Manhattan at that salary.

2FarGone

2:21pm

Was that before the great inflation surge of 2021?

SierraCoug

2:36pm

Give me an Orange County beach and I'm in for 200K

dingus79

2:22pm

Orange County the only socal that is liveable

MaxxPower

2:28pm

250k in Manhattan, NY with a family won’t be comfortable at all

Flyingdolphin

2:55pm

$150K in Kansas is like $200K plus in New Your or California.

trumpetur

3:05pm

Euro 2024 kicks off in a week, and Copa America a week later. And the Olympics

Japan Coug

1:51pm

Followed by football!

Yukon

2:17pm

Looks like Rahm is trying to find a way to get out of another embarrassing week at a major. Between his terrible

P-Boy Squad All-American

1:50pm

LIV destroyed his competitive fire

pink22

1:54pm

He birdied 3 of the next 5 after that. Looks you won't get what you want

bulletproof

1:59pm

Would be better for his ego. Don’t think US Open will go well for him this year

oryguncoug

2:15pm

Price is Right made history today...

Howard Bannister

1:49pm

Wasn't this a whole thing and some guy had it figured it out and it happened a couple times in the US.

Baron

1:50pm

This was in the U.S. But I do remember a guy had figured it out years ago.

pink22

1:53pm

There is a documentary on that guy

Hank Rearden

2:00pm

Yeah I may have seen it

pink22

2:03pm

It was a fascinating story but a boring and low budget documentary IIRC.

Hank Rearden

2:04pm

Drew Carey sure doesn’t seem that excited about it.

blueaussie

1:57pm

Both of the showcase showdown contestants were short. Drew is 5'10, he's not a tall guy.

scall

2:06pm

I guess they don't count this one:

Skeptical Optimist

2:10pm

Is this the one the documentary mentioned above is about?

Howard Bannister

2:16pm

Yes, here it is:

Skeptical Optimist

2:59pm

Sharon got hosed. She was only off by about 1.5%. Great bid. Would have won almost any other day.

mvtoro

3:11pm

There have been multiple "Exact" bids. This is a great bid but not history.

BlueKarma

2:59pm

Maybe I'm un-remebering!

BlueKarma

3:10pm

Also...Does it seem like with inflation that the showcase total price is lower

BlueKarma

3:00pm

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mvtoro

3:11pm

Rose Bowl is dumb

thewaterboy

1:47pm

Don't care - I'll be watching them from home at whatever time they are on TV.

Eddie

1:49pm

Ratings matter. I live on the east coast and will probably have work the next

thewaterboy

1:56pm

Aren't they all playoff games?

Eddie

3:04pm

I think the problem with the Rose Bowl is the Rose Parade, no?

Japan Coug

1:53pm

What's the problem? 4pm or 8pm doesn't work for a parade?

thewaterboy

1:55pm

Yeah, something like that, I think.

Japan Coug

1:56pm

Easy for you to say.. You haven't experienced the joy of back to back losses.

CAPX

2:07pm

but they need that sunset view!!

maxpowers

2:22pm

Rose Bowl: Washington State vs UW.

Benfica1

2:33pm

Rose Bowl: Michigan vs USC

BYU Grounds

2:36pm

Isn’t 8:45 ET the traditional start time for the Sugar Bowl?

Everyman

2:45pm

I don't know. Maybe it is.

thewaterboy

2:59pm

USA! USA! USA!

CougarCanuck76

1:44pm

I think the Patels own every hotel older than 20 years old in the state of Idaho.

IdahoCoug

1:48pm

It is the most common last name for Indians in the US.

BYUtka

1:49pm

The Patel quintuplets did it again! Beat Pakistan two days in a row!

Team Chaos

2:17pm

Pat Sajak’s last episode of Wheel of Fortune is tonight.

cougfanblue Truly Addicted User

1:44pm

Wild that someone could stay at a job that monotonous for so many years. What

BlooCoug

1:46pm

She is still on the show

WJCougar

1:47pm

Huh? It would be more wild to ever leave it. Piece of cake and lots of money.

pink22

1:48pm

Depends on whether your happiness is tied to fulfilling work I guess. Maybe I

BlooCoug

1:51pm

He’s just having silly chit chat with people. Hosting a TV show. Actually would

pink22

1:57pm

The only fulfilling thing about my job is the paycheck

wannnacruise

2:08pm

He works a few months a year and gets paid millions

StantonMac

2:15pm

Sajak works for about 6 total weeks per year, they record all the episodes

RenoCoug

2:22pm

Maybe not bad if only 6 weeks for that amount of money.

BlooCoug

2:26pm

According to a random internet page Sajak makes 14 million a year as host

StantonMac

2:36pm

But is it fulfilling?

RenoCoug

2:40pm

He clearly loved the regular paychecks, but he is 77.

BlueFever

1:51pm

Maybe he'll run for president.

kirkko

2:47pm

And shake hands with imaginary friends in the afterlife.

BlueFever

2:54pm

Who would want to work 5 weeks a year for millions?

shimmy

1:55pm

I could do monotony for $14M a year.

Eddie

1:56pm

This has to be one of the worst takes ever!!!

A_blue_car

2:01pm

ESPN

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My prediction about Knell...

If we land Catchings…

FWIW… in the ancient days of print media and no internet, the 1990 recruiting class was top 5 in the nation

'24 class on the verge of being top 5

Louisville off Hawkins list

Will Voight mentioned that former BYU player Brian Dignan coached under him previously.....

My prediction for this year.

🚨🚨Turkish 7 footer, interested in college basketball next year. Efe Demirel🚨

A guy sneaking into LES

Kanon Catchings is the real deal

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